The search for a New Jersey woman missing since her son was found abandoned in a parking lot last summer led authorities on Sunday to a Staten Island pond, where human bones were discovered in a suitcase.

A storm that dumped more than 4 inches of rain on parts of New Jersey flooded roads throughout the state Wednesday. Several rivers were expected to rise above flood stage early Thursday. Minor to moderate flooding was forecast, with the rivers expected to fall below flood stage later in the day Thursday.